On an Oprah show, Dr. Mehmet Oz began to talk about the best thing you can do for your hair. “Hmmm, let’s see what the wise and wonderful Doc has to say”, I thought as I left my computer to give the TV my full attention. His message – Buy a shower head filter to remove chlorine!! I had an instant flashback of swimming in chlorine and hating the way my hair and skin and eyes felt.  Chlorine is a toxic antiseptic type chemical which is used to kill bacteria and micro-organisms in public drinking water and swimming pools.  But do we need to have chlorine absorbed into our skin and hair as we shower?  No way!  Much less, breathing in the warm, moist fumes of chlorine gas and other harmful chemicals into our lungs.  The good Doc didn’t give name brands, so I researched every brand and chose the well respected Aquasana brand.  They have the highest rating for all water filters, “Best Buy” rating from Consumer’s Digest and have enjoyed a fine reputation for over 20 years. Their home water filters and shower head filters remove not only chlorine but THS’s, VOC’s and chloroform which vaporize quickly into the air we breathe .  (Supermodel Carol Alt, said on the Dr. Oz show that her good hair secret is a shower head filter.  Hair product bonds to truly clean hair.)

Filtering your shower water removes all harmful chemicals, leaving only pure water and healthy minerals. It is less expensive that you would imagine. A really great, lifetime value!  And, an easy way to insure your children, too, have the best bathing experience.  Specifically, choose the hand held shower filter for childrens baths.  You can spray off the tub easily afterwards.  AND, you will notice that you no longer have pesky mildew around the tub or shower.  Review the details of Aquasana’s 2 stage water and shower filters here.

A by-product of chlorine is chloroform.   An article in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine in 2000 reports, “Researchers recorded increases in chloroform concentration in bathers’ lungs of about 2.7 parts per billion after a 10-minute shower. Worse, warm water causes the skin to act like a sponge; and so, one will absorb and inhale more chlorine in a 10-minute shower than by drinking eight glasses of the same water.”  Dr. Oz’s comment and this article convinced me to purchase the best shower head filter to remove chlorine.

Under $70 (standard shower filter model, with discount below), and it arrived in just a few days.  Installation was easy with step by step pictures (and I only have “girl tools”).  Other than your fingers, the only tool needed is pliers to loosen the old connection and tighten the new shower head filter.  Watch the “Easy Install Video.” 

These are very efficient shower heads. You will wonder why you didn’t get filters for your showers years ago.

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Aquasana offers a 30 day 100% money back guarantee, but I won’t be needing that.  After just the first shower, I could tell a difference at how much softer and cleaner my skin and hair felt.  It reminds me of the way my hair felt when my mother rinsed it in rainwater! Not being stripped of its natural oil by a harsh chemicals, my hair is brighter and more lively.  It’s even easier to style.  Styling products bond better to chlorine free, really clean hair!

A bonus I didn’t expect is that the bathtub and shower stay cleaner!

The shower head has good water pressure even after passing through the chlorine filter.  There is a luxurious massage feature option built into the shower head. And if you prefer, get the handheld shower head filter with massage. Consider this style if you bathe children.  Using the filtered water, you add just enough water to bathe  children.  This way they will not be inhaling chlorine fumes.  Children contract too many respiratory illnesses as it is.  So it is smart to keep noxious chemical irritants out of their little lungs!  They loved being rinsed off with the massaging shower head spray.  One pass around with the wand and the tub is clean.

If you have dryish hair (or are losing hair), dryish skin, colored hair or sensitivity to chemicals, a shower filter to remove chlorine is an essential.  Dry skin ages more quickly. Chlorine and the other chemicals greatly affect the color retention and condition of your hair.  I’m going to take mine when I move!

To keep your shower water quality clean and chemical free, the filter should be tossed in 6 months.  By that time your shower filter has absorbed lots of nasty chemicals. Aquasana has a free shipping option for the new filters.  Semi-annual filters are only $42 and have free shipping.  That means clean water for just pennies a day.  And, customer service at Aquasana is top notch, in case you have questions when your filter arrives.

So, since inhaling chlorine gas and absorbing it into hair and skin is not what you want when you shower, here’s a healthy, inexpensive solution.  And, you get the bonus of much prettier hair and more supple skin.

Please click on the blue Aquasana banner below to review their offerings. When you add you item to the shopping cart, you will receive a 20% discount! They were offering free shipping when I purchased mine, so look for that, too. And, I’m sure you and your family will will enjoy showering chlorine free.

You may want to see this site, too.   www.Best-ShowerFilter.com